Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-12
GARFIELD IN BRONZE.
fConftnueel from Frrst Paqe.l

heard the agontzng wall OF the slave-mother
weeping for her children
Here not LONG before the war; Daniel Drayton
was tried In Court OF Justice q? and convicted OF
iarceny. his crime consisting IN setting men and
Here, in pulpit and FORUM priests and statesmen
argued that slavery was OF divine right Holy
writ was invoked TO deny q law OF the human soul
The Bible was quoted 70 prove It a Book or Death
Even the originally designed Statue OF Liberty
browning yonder dome oil the Capitol did not
escape the Decorating hand Of
ONE OF sLAvERY's voTARIEs
The then Secretary OF War, Qs58 ordered
struck from the sculptor Crawford's model OF that
statue the "liberty cap" because that cap IN art
had IN "establiShed.origin in its use, as a badge
o. the freed slave" Slavery, jealousy watching
70 suppress even the semblance OF the ernblems Of
liberty, feared that the .1iberty cap" symbol Of
freedom in art, though In bronze. Would pOint the
slave 10 freedom nondeScript-hOOd, meaning
less In art or nature, was, under Official orders
Mctantly substituted by the artist. General Gar
nelds appeal in Congress TO the lovers OF slavery
10 surrender their idol, while the amendment TO
abolish it was under consideration, Is filed with
suonmity. On January 18th, 1865, in closing his
last speech on TINT question, he said:
ITO me 1t is a matter of great surprise that gen.
temen on the other side should wish TO delay the
death OF slavery. can only account for It on the
ground or long continued familiarity and friend
ship. should be glad to hear them say OF slavery
their beloved, as did the Jealous Moor.yet she
mud die, sLse she'H betrdy more men,
.Has she not betrayed and slain men enough? Is
feast? Its best friends know that its final hour Is
fast approaching. The avenging gods are on It's
wool nor slow and stately stepping but winged
like Mercury's TO bear the swift message OF ven-
geance. No human power can aver; the final ca
How true and prophetic these words wereI
With Lincoln, stevens, and others, long since
registered with the immortal dead Garfield wit
messed the death OF slavery.
He supported the I4th amendment. securing Cit
izenship 10 all; also the 18th, giving universal
lis 20 ynfp all 10 m
portant measures OF reconstruction. They were
for the unity OF the Republic; for universal am
neSty: for equal rights: for equal laws for pro-
lection to the lOwly and for the elevation OF the
human race. Next TO these things he favored
financially. In any crisis in Congress or before
the people his voice was to be heard appealing for
Justice to the oppressed and Tor the preservation
II he were absent in an impending danger TO his
country, his friends would cry as the host OF Clan
Alpine at the battle OF BeaI-an-Dune
"Ons blast upon has bugte horn uere worfh a
thousand men,"
We are yet too near the events of war; and the
Immediately succeeding reconstruction measures.
TO judge them and their fruits according to their
Importance: likewise we are 100 near our hero and
others OF his day TO do him and them and their
deeds complete justice.
They were great among the great things and
events OF their day, and cOnSummately great in
comparison with great men OF other days. Men
called great In earlier times often won their claim
70 fame by deeds that would be insufficient in
this age.
As public debater Garfield excelled. He was
splendid scholar, fine rhetorician; as writer he
had rare powers but IL was his singular good for
tune To be able TO think and come up TO his SUI
premest Intellectual strength on his feet
under the excitement OF public speech, rather
than with his pen wnen in his seat. HIS speeches
were not distinguished for nOrid rhetorical dis
play, but Father for strong, concise statements
which In themselves were better than ordinary ar
guments. Facts well summarized he knew the
value OF, anu therefore used them as the basis OF
ali his orator!cal powers. often his best friends
appealed te hin hot 10 correct the notes OF his
speeches lest in his desire to conform his language
10 the highest standard OF refined rhetoric and
purest dlction, he would leave them shorn OF some
portion OF
THEIR POWER AND STRENGTH.
GARFIELD was by nature left-handed, and some
Lines on great occasions when he rose 20 speak,
ae at first seemed awkward This an disappeared
Is his genius flashed out in his fervid, mastery
treatment OF his subject He then appeared an
oratO1cal gtanJ-a superb human machine In
action, delightful TO behold. His gestures were
mainly with his open upiifted left hand, and made
emphatic by striking 1t down, sometimes clenched,
into his open upturned right hand. lie had mag
nificent voice. resonant, well noduiated, IuIl,
under complete CONTROL capable on occasions OF
great vehemence, yet always pleasant to the ear.
He was not ht1ul or uncertain in his speeches.
He commanded attention always. and by reason
OF careful preparation and versatility OF learning,
never spoke without impreoSing his hearers with
new ideas.
His whole soul was aflame and concentrated In
his oratOry; and though a most frequent partici-
pant In DEBATE. his mind lit up uniformly, and
made him always seem at his best. he was never
dull and proSy; but always spoke with enthusiasm
and generally with vehemence.
DE loved legislative and parliamentary contro-
versy, but he loved still more, by his great per-
suisive power OF oratOry, TO sway the masses.
His speeches everywhere attest his greatness
They are argumentative, full OF facts, persuasive
captivating, sympathetic and instructive. His
antagonists fell by the precision OF his blows and
from the weight OF his metal.
Ills oratioas over the dead in the halls OF Con-
gresS are numerous. He ranged the whole held OF
personal euiogleS and CLEANED the choicest gems
TO bestow as tributes 10 the memory OF his dead
friends II was his custom TO To the old hall
o. the House OF Representatives. n the Capitol,
which contains so many marble Statues OF Amer
1c4s Industrious men, as "1he bsiTd House lcitere
the dead srdke.
IN due time as this nation grows older the forest
OF statues OF the distinguished dead gathered in
this beautiful city, Will De spoken OF as the mute
power in The nations capital
He was in no Way an uneven man. The quality
and fiber Of bis mind were good. It's warp and
woof were alike uniform and strong. He was am
bilious, but his aspirations were laudable; and
his genius equal to his ambition, enabled him to
reach the summit or wel-earned lame.
dis natural desire for distinction was not such
Is 10 goao MIN 10 strive Tor IL at the expense OF
MS lel.owInen- He would have rejected crown
or diadein for his own head, If it could only be
worn ct the expense OF the peoples Welfare.
His ambition did not manifest itself in selfish
ness. lie was un5eirSh in his estimate OF others
In the struggle for power or place among men,
IL Is not always easy, nor perhaps possible, for
all men TO see the full worth OF others who may be
rivals.
To General Garfield this was In an eminent
degree possible and II seemed often that the sue
cess OF Others gave him more qualification than
Others, but 10 reach the high and worthy stand
ards be h2d placed before himself
He was social By nature. possessing the highest
conversational powers whether with an individual
or IN the family or social circle lie was respect
ful and gentle 70 all; though he gave little heed 10
The mere forms or politenes5 etiquette when In
society. He was always too busy with morlentOuS
Affairs or IN pursuit OF knowledge TO give much at
tentfOn 10 purely social matters
He had no rough element in MS character, His
kindly nature made him shrink from personal
briwlS and conflicts though always possessed OF
great phyolca powers He was more disposed TO
yield 10 the demands OF an iLlperiOuS or GOiuinay-
Ing friend, than 70 contend with him, though In
The right
When calm in spirit his utterances were quiet.
aEd would De soothing To the nerves OF the most
uinid; but when moved by the storm OF fnGigna-
UOn or required by the sacrednesS OF duty his
voice could be raised above the DIN, tumulU and
thunder OF battle. He belonged 10
THE COMMON CAST OF MAN,
rather than TO that dangerous Class OF exceptional
geniuSes- His genius was OF the true kind and be-
Ionged TO him part OF his perfectly rounded man
hood He did not seek TO 'Tide upon tchirltclad
and dlecf The Storm"
He was a thinker rather than an agirator
He was a patron OF advanced science. and was
never known To withhold his support from any
measure that would promote II. He did not de-
spise but delighted In details, and no Investigation
was irksoIle 10 him which promised TO reveal a
hllherto unknown principle law OF nature
Ionder National Museum. already bursting lis
walls with the rarest collections OF inesfir',f,ie
interest 10 the historian and the scientist is a
monument his wise fOrsfh rFl,rh